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NEW DELHI: Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has secured a record conviction of 73 drug offenders with the harshest possible punishments in the first quarter of 2026, garnering appreciation by Union home minister Amit Shah. The success is underpinned by a steady rise in the agency’s conviction rate, which has climbed from 60.5 per cent in...

NEW DELHI: Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has secured a record conviction of 73 drug offenders with the harshest possible punishments in the first quarter of 2026, garnering appreciation by Union home minister Amit Shah. The success is underpinned by a steady rise in the agency’s conviction rate, which has climbed from 60.5 per cent in...

PACHPADRA/JAISALMER/NEW DELHI: A day before PM Narendra Modi was scheduled to inaugurate Pachpadra refinery in Balotra district of Rajasthan, a massive fire engulfed its core processing units around 1:55 pm on Monday, prompting authorities to order a probe.Fire broke out in the vicinity of the crude distillation unit (CDU) at HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Limited (HRRL),...

NEW DELHI: Observing that reckless and baseless allegations made against judges strike at the very foundation of judicial independence, which cannot be allowed, the SC on Monday refused to interfere in contempt proceedings against a lawyer who had made various accusations against a sitting judge of the Bombay high court, including that he was associated...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130402530,imgsize-1186040,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/cds-general-anil-chauhan.jpg" alt="CDS general Chauhan in UK to deepen military cooperation, boost defence industry partnerships" title=" . ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> NEW DELHI: Chief of defence staff general Anil Chauhan is currently on a three-day visit to Britain to deepen military cooperation and boost defence industry partnerships between India and the UK.This is the first official...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130402521,imgsize-757344,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/strait-of-hormuz.jpg" alt="India-flagged vessels stuck in Persian Gulf asked to transit only when directed to ensure safety" title=" . ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> NEW DELHI: After the firing incident on two Indian vessels by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on April 18, “Indian Navy is prioritising security for all Indian vessels stranded and waiting to...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130402492,imgsize-1523201,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/petrol-ethanol-push.jpg" alt="New draft rules soon on 'E85 & more' vehicles as government pushes ethanol shift" title=" . ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> NEW DELHI: The government is likely to issue a fresh notification for laying down the test requirements for vehicles that can run on almost 100 per cent ethanol (E100) and petrol, a move that...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130402475,imgsize-88012,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/trump-says-us-takes.jpg" alt="US seizes Iranian ship but both sides say Pakistan talks on" title=" . ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> TOI Correspondent from Washington: Despite mixed signals, especially over the seizure of an Iranian cargo ship by the US as part of its blockade of the Hormuz, both sides indicated they were planning to send negotiators to...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130402385,imgsize-805333,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/us-president-on-iran-war.jpg" alt="'I am winning war by a lot,' claims Trump; cites military success against Iran" title=" . ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> US President Donald Trump, in a self-congratulatory statement, claimed that the United States is “winning the US-Iran by a lot.” Asserting that the American military operations have severely weakened Tehran’s capabilities as he further...

NASHIK: A sessions court at Nashik Road on Monday denied an ad-interim protection against arrest to the TCS woman employee whom the Nashik police are searching for in a case of sexual exploitation and ‘religious harassment’ that also involves two male co-accused.Additional sessions judge Kedar Joshi posted for April 27 the hearing of the woman...